Plant rooms are areas which contain machinery or equipment that provide services to one or more buildings.

Despite having a super-smooth titanium ceramic coating, the ProCook wok still requires a light seasoning before use, which should be repeated frequently if you want to retain its smooth surface. It will also help if you often put the pan in the dishwasher. a. in relation to a section of a structure that is not attached to any other structure, that structure; Key specs – Material: Stainless steel; Handle: Stainless steel; Diameter: 34cm; Weight: 1kg; Lid included: No; Seasoning required: No; Dishwasher safe: No; Heat sources: Induction only; Ovenproof: No; Guarantee: Lifetime; Extras: Ring support for heating and serving ii) any visiting force or an international headquarters or defence organisation designated for the purposes of the International Headquarters and Defence Organisations Act 1964. The conductivity of the pan was impressive; it heated in seconds, including up those steep sides. Plus, there’s the useful Tefal red Thermo-Spot on the base indicating when it’s at the right temperature for cooking.access to another section within the overall structure which does not contain a residential unit (the podium containing shops). The shops and podium can be considered their own section as they are used for a different purpose than the residential towers and have their own egress outside, therefore they are not part of the independent section; and This guidance document includes the relevant text from the 1984 Act as amended by the 2022 Act and from the Regulations with explanations and diagrams. It is a tool to help potential dutyholders (i.e., the client, designer, principal designer, contractor, and principal contractor) and accountable persons determine if their building is a higher-risk building. This guidance should be used over other guidance covering buildings, height measurements and/or storey measurements to determine whether the definition of higher-risk building set out is law applies to your building. This guidance and the specific circumstances of your building need to be considered by you when discharging your duties under building regulations. A residential unit is a dwelling or any other unit of living accommodation. Examples are a flat, studio flat, shared accommodation within university halls or a unit within a supported accommodation building. ii. only has access to another section of the wider building which does not contain a residential unit. Key specs – Material: Forged high density aluminium: Handle; Soft phenolic heatproof; Diameter; 26cm; Weight: 1kg; Lid included: No; Seasoning required: No; Dishwasher safe: Yes; Heat sources: All sources; Ovenproof: Yes, to 205°C/Gas 6; Guarantee: Lifetime; Extras: None

Subject to paragraph (2), the height of a building is to be measured from ground level to the top of the floor surface of the top storey of the building (ignoring any storey which is a roof-top machinery or roof-top plant area or consists exclusively of roof-top machinery or roof-top plant rooms). Higher-risk building is the technical term for buildings within the scope of the higher-risk regime. This guidance is designed to help users understand whether a building meets the criteria to be considered a higher-risk building. Where the top storey is not directly above the lowest part of the surface of the ground adjacent to the building, the height of the building is to be measured vertically from the lowest part of the surface of the ground adjacent to the building to the point which is a horizontal projection from the top of the floor surface of the top storey of the building (ignoring any storey which is a roof-top machinery or roof-top plant area or consists exclusively of roof-top machinery or roof-top plant rooms). We looked at the weight and comfort of the handle, the speed and evenness of heating, the movement of ingredients around the wok and lastly how easy cleaning was. The following descriptions of building are specified for the purposes of section 120D(2)(b) of the 1984 Act—During building work in an existing building, higher-risk buildings are defined as buildings with at least two residential units, care homes, and hospitals which are at least 18 metres in height or have at least 7 storeys. This definition does not amend definitions of higher-risk buildings in other legislation - for example, the definition for higher-risk buildings in occupation (section 65 of the 2022 Act), which can be found in the Criteria for being a higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the new higher-risk regime. Sections 119 to 125 and Schedule 8 of the 2022 Act define “relevant building” for the purpose of leaseholder protections. Higher-risk buildings during building work in an existing building are defined in Section 120D of the Building Act 1984 (the 1984 Act) as amended by the Building Safety Act 2022 (the 2022 Act) and Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations). Diagram 13 shows one 7-storey residential tower with a gallery floor that has a floor area over 50% of the storey above it. An accountable person is the dutyholder during a higher-risk building’s occupation and must meet the statutory duties as set out in Part 4 of the Act. If an occupied higher-risk building has just one accountable person, they will automatically become the principal accountable person for that building. Where there are two or more accountable persons, the one responsible for the repair of the structure and exterior of the building will be the principal accountable person in line with the statutory definition. The Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023 (the Regulations) are Regulations which build on the provisions in the Act to complete the legal definition of higher-risk building. These are available in The Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023.

For an overall structure to contain independent sections, not every part needs to meet the independent section criteria. Provided the part of the overall structure you are assessing meets the criteria to be an independent section, it is an independent section, and, therefore, its own building. You will then need to assess whether it is also a higher-risk building against the height or storeys threshold and use criteria.

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This wok must be re-seasoned periodically though, especially when using acidic foods like tomatoes, and washed by hand (without detergent) to keep the lovely surface free from damage. For all that extra work, you’ll be rewarded with a great-looking, deeply patinated wok which, with care, will last you a lifetime. Where a building has independent sections, any plant room containing equipment for the provision of services to that independent section should be considered as part of that building. A plant room may be considered part of more than one independent section. This applies regardless of where the plant room is within the overall structure. Only the plant room should be considered part of the building, not the entire area in which the plant room sits. Subject to paragraph (5), where two or more structures that are attached contains one or more independent sections, each independent section is a “building”. Height and storeys: How do the methods for measuring height and storeys in the Regulations apply to my building? Does my building meet either the 18-metre or 7-storey height threshold when measured using these methods? The AEG Fusion can only be used on induction hobs. The round-bottomed wok uses a rather smart support ring to sit directly on the hob and help you position the pan correctly. It also helps to heat the wok rapidly.

Common parts88 are defined by section 72(6) of the Building Safety Act 2022. They include the structure and exterior of the building, except so far as included in a demise of a single dwelling or of premises to be occupied for the purposes of a business, or any part of the building provided for the use, benefit and enjoyment of the residents of more than one residential unit. Care homes provide accommodation, together with nursing or personal care, for those who are or have been ill, mentally unwell, or dependent on alcohol or drugs or who are disabled or infirm.

The verdict: Woks 

A residential unit can be found within any type of building and could have any tenure. Privately owned, private rented and social rented units are all considered residential units under the higher-risk regime. Care homes and hospitals c) any storey consisting of a gallery with an internal floor area that is less than 50% of the internal floor area of the largest storey vertically above or below it which is not below ground level. b) where the level of the surface of the ground on which the building is situated is not uniform, the level of the lowest part of the surface of the ground adjacent to the building. This means that buildings proposed to be mixed-use buildings are subject to the requirements of the higher-risk regime. For example, if a building contains a shopping centre but also has two or more residential units, then it is a higher-risk building, provided it meets the height or storeys threshold. Buildings which are boarding accommodation in schools and university accommodation would also be considered higher-risk buildings, provided they meet the height or storeys threshold for a higher-risk building, as they contain residential units.